Consider the following statements about media in the communication process:
(A) Media is the path through which the encoded message is transmitted to the receiver.
(B) The channel of communication may be in written form, face to face, phone call or Internet.
(C) Media is the process of converting the message into communication symbols such as words, pictures and gestures.
(D) Media is the path through which the encoded message is transmitted back to the sender.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A) and (B) only
(A) Media is the path through which the encoded message is transmitted to the receiver. — Correct. After the sender encodes the message, the media carries it to the receiver.
(B) The channel of communication may be in written form, face to face, phone call or Internet. — Correct. These are the forms a channel can take: a letter, a talk in person, a phone call or the Internet.
(C) Media is the process of converting the message into communication symbols such as words, pictures and gestures. — Incorrect. Converting the message into symbols is encoding. It happens before the message is sent through the media.
(D) Media is the path through which the encoded message is transmitted back to the sender. — Incorrect. Media carries the message to the receiver. What goes back to the sender is the receiver’s feedback, which shows that the message was received and understood.
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